When We Sent Our Son Away

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Podcasts

Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Diane Gill Morris moved her whole family, including her two young adult sons who have autism, into a house she thought they'd live in forever. Then one of her sons had a violent outburst, throwing everything into question. Have you been laid off? Text "laid off" to 70101 to get our listeners' best post-layoff advice delivered straight to you. And speaking of deliveries, every Wednesday we send out our newsletter, filled with podcast listening recommendations, fascinating letters from our inbox and updates about the show. We also let our subscribers know about upcoming live events and ways you can contribute your stories to Death, Sex & Money. Sign up at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter. Got something to say? Email us any time at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Anna. In this episode, we talk about suicide and suicidal ideation. If you're struggling
0:06.8	or just need to talk to someone, please call the National Suicide Prevention
0:10.9	Hotline at 1,800, 2,73, 8255.
0:17.0	When your kids are little and they're acting inappropriately, you can put your foot down. You say, no, we're foot down you say no we're not you
0:24.4	we're not doing this this is not happening when your kid is as big as you
0:29.3	are and totally willing and able to hurt you.
0:34.0	Putting your foot down doesn't really help.
0:37.0	This is death, sex and money.
0:42.8	How do people have to die?
0:44.8	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.
0:48.4	Oh, you don't have a boyfriend.
0:50.0	Oh, okay.
0:51.0	And need to talk about more.
0:53.0	I go paycheck to paycheck for my whole life.
0:56.0	I'm Anna Sale.
0:58.0	When I think about parenting, I think about Diane Gil Morris. I first interviewed her three years ago
1:07.2	about the ways being a mother has not been at all what she imagined. Both her sons have autism. They have limited language ability and have
1:15.8	support workers who help them with daily tasks at home. When we first spoke, Diane was thinking
1:21.2	a lot about how parenting would work as her kids got older.
1:25.0	I don't know that there's going to be a place for them when they're adults.
1:29.0	I mean that still has to be my priority as a mother, no matter how old they are.
1:33.5	Or how old you are?
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